Lauren V.

asked • 01/17/17

physics speed/orbit question, please help :)

Consider a planet with a mass of 2.9 x 1024 kg. We want to put a satellite in orbit with an orbital radius of 5.7 x 106 meters. At what speed should the satellite go to have a perfectly circular orbit?
Give your answer ... in terms of m/s, to a precision of integer m/s. Use a format like #### in your answer.

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